Three Rustic Benches

I am totally into that!... Very cool!! Those would fit in around my house perfectly!
How are you attaching the legs with runners to the slab seat?

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Those are way cool!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

I wouldn’t mind having one of those in my water garden.

Thanks for sharing.

-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison

very cool. if i ever get my hands on a nice slab i think i know what i’m gonna try! thanks for the post.

Steve, I use pocket holes, screws and glue underneath so as not to be easily seen. I have made all my benches with the legs at a 15 degree angle with a support spanning from leg to leg also attached with pocket holes screws and glue (tight bond II). I have used this method for a number of years and have never had any come apart or loosen up. I am a creature of habit and stick with the same design when it works well. You will find many sizes of this style that I make, some more rustic than others. It works well for tables also, I have a nice rustic live edge redwood slab table that I use every day for my computer station.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/

Nice work as always Ron. And best of all they’re from salvage logs…great work.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

Also, do you sign or stamp your work? As many as you indcate that you make, I may come across one some day and perhaps I could look for your mark. Just curious.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

Rob, here is what I stamp my projects with.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/

Great work!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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these are truly awesome benches : )

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Thanks Ron.. I’ll be on the lookout….

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

Great looking benches. They should be good moneymakers. Easy to make and fast. Charge more. Find out what the vendors are selling them for.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

what is the price you been asking for.

-- hap, gunbarrel city tx.

Hap, I have been getting $60.00 for the cedar and $150 for the Oak.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/

Great looking benches and you should definitely charge more, you are lower than wholesale :) No wonder that vendor jumped on it…..

Also you have given me a great idea for my latest project of how to utilize this crotch piece of pecan I had to cut off a 10 foot log so my tractor could lift it on to my trailer, it will yield oval slabs if I mill it standing up. Also great idea for the legs.

I will post some pics later of my latest project…

-- Frank, Little River/Academy, Texas , http://www.allthingsrustix.com

I like the benches. I use the pocket hole joinery for a lot of different things. It works amazingly well for all sorts of situations. Thanks for sharing.

-- Tim from Iowa City, IA

Great looking benches! Thanks for commenting on my work.

-- David, Tignall,Georgia

Nice benches! I really like the organic edge on these.

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